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Ralph Talbot Elementary School

School Improvement Plan 2023 - 2026

Improvement Area #1 - Student Belonging

Throughout the 2023-2026 school years, Ralph Talbot Elementary School will collaborate to develop a stronger sense of student belonging by creating a more inclusive school environment. We will meet the needs of our diverse student population by recognizing and embracing their differing life experiences.

As a result of cultivating positive relationships, our students will feel connected, supported, and heard.

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Talbot Historical Data: SY2022-2023 / SY2023/2024

Topic

Percent Favorable

Fall 2023

Percent Favorable

Spring 2024

Topic

Percent Favorable

Fall 2023

Percent Favorable

Spring 2024

Supportive Relationships

89%

93%

Positive Feelings

70%

62%

Social Awareness

56%

61%

Challenging Feelings

50%

49%

Emotion Regulation

40%

42%

Panorama Data

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Selected Population 2003-2024

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2023-

2024

2022- 2023

2012-2013

2002- 2003

First Language not English

14.8%

15.4%

16.7%

4.1%

English Language Learner

9.1%

10.8%

12.9%

2.8%

Low-income

38.4%

39.0%

28.6%

1.7%

Students With Disabilities

16.5%

17.4%

14.6%

0.0%

High Needs

50.8%

50.2%

46.6%

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Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity 2003-2024

Ralph Talbot Elementary School

2023-2024

2022- 2023

2012- 2013

2002- 2003

African American

10.1%

10.8%

7.1%

3.4%

Asian

6.1%

7.7%

4.8%

2.4%

Hispanic

13.5%

12.4%

11.2%

4.5%

Native American

0%

0.0%

0.3%

-

White

65.3%

62.5%

73.1%

89.0%

Multi-Race, Non-

Hispanic

4.7%

6.6%

3.1%

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Historical Data:

Selected Populations & Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

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Talbot Historical Data: SY2022-2023 / SY 2023/2024

ATTENDANCE

SY 2022 - 2023

SY 2023 - 2024

Overall Attendance Rate

94%

94.3%

Average Number of Absences

10.5%

9.7%

Absent 10 or More Days

43.8%

41.4%

Chronically Absent (18+ days)

15.7%

15%

Chronically Absent (36+ days)

2.2%

3.2%

Unexcused days > 9 days

32.2%

29.3%

Attendance Data SY 2022-2023 / SY 2023-2024

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Student Belonging

Success Measure

Action Steps

Leader-Team

Timeline

Panorama Student increase satisfaction by 10% per year.

  • Implement Morning Meetings/Restorative Practice CIrcles
  • Survey students in grades 3-5 in November and May to determine their level of belonging/use data to guide community circle conversations
  • Survey teachers to determine their perceptions of their students connectedness in the school and classroom
  • Increase Participation in Panorama Data by communicating with students and families the vision and importance of collecting this data

Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal

Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal

Melissa Boyle, SAC

Classroom teachers

June 2023-June 2026

Decrease Behavioral Referrals by 10%

  • Monthly PBIS assemblies and themed celebrations around being kind and accepting
  • Weekly SEL lessons to include Second Step
  • Morning Meetings/Restorative Practices
  • Behavioral Google Form/Spreadsheet

Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal

Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal

Melissa Boyle/SAC

Classroom Teachers

PBIS Team

September 2023-June 2026

Decrease number of Chronically absent students by 20% per year

  • Bi-Weekly review of attendance
  • Communicate with students and families who are chronically tardy or absence
  • Develop a protocol and procedures for tracking and communicating missed time on learning

Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal

Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal

Melissa Boyle, SAC

Meghan Rowley School Nurse

Claudia DiMare, Office ESP

September 2023-June 2026

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Belonging Project 2024-2025

September - The Best Part of Me” by Wendy Ewald

As a school community, each grade level will complete a project of particular importance. This project will help support our district and school’s focus area of Student Belonging: The sense of connection, acceptance, and integration that students experience within their educational environment.

Lesson Plans

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SECOND STEP

Help Kids Build the Skills They Need to Succeed

Safe, Supported, and Ready to Learn

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Social-Emotional Learning

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Improvement Area #2 - Student Achievement

Throughout the 2023-2026 school years, Talbot Elementary School will collaborate to develop purposeful, well-structured lessons using high quality resources. Analysis of formative and summative data will inform instructional practices that meet the diverse needs of our students.

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Talbot Historical Data: SY 2022-2023

EOY Dibels

EOY iReady ELA

EOY iReady Math

MCAS ELA

MCAS Math

Kindergarten

80%, 5%, 15%

Grade 1

77%, 7%, 17%

71%, 27%, 2%

Grade 2

71%, 10%, 19%

67%, 29%, 5%

53%, 40%, 7%

Grade 3

73%, 20%, 7%

79%, 14%, 7%

56%, 40%, 5%

46%, 32%, 23%

41%, 48%, 9%

Grade 4

93%, 4%, 2%

65%, 27%, 8%

76%, 24%, 0%

51%, 31%, 18%

58%, 40%, 2%

Grade 5

82%, 11%, 8%

57%, 21%, 23%

61%, 21%, 5%

34%, 46%, 20%

34%, 49%, 17%

Overall

79%, 10%, 11%

66%, 22%, 11%

62%, 31%, 6%

44%, 35%, 20%

46%, 45%, 9%

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Talbot Historical Data: SY 2023 - 2024

EOY Dibels

EOY iReady ELA

EOY iReady Math

MCAS ELA

MCAS Math

Kindergarten

84%, 4%, 12%

Grade 1

83%, 2%, 14%

57%, 40%, 2%

Grade 2

71%, 9%, 20%

73%, 20%, 7%

68%, 18%, 14%

Grade 3

73%, 9%, 19%

79%, 15%, 6%

72%, 21%, 6%

55%, 34%, 11%,

52%, 43%, 5%

Grade 4

72%, 24%, 5%

69%, 31%, 0%

77%, 23%, 0%

40%, 45%, 15%

65%, 33%, 3%

Grade 5

77%, 12%, 10%

53%, 24%, 22%

61%, 24%, 14%

49%, 43%, 9%

43%, 55%, 2%

Overall

77%, 10%, 13%

68%, 23%, 9%

67%, 25%, 8%

48%, 29%, 12%

53%, 44%, 33%

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Historical Data:

Percentage of All Students On or Above Grade Level Based off Spring i-Ready Diagnostics 2019-2024

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

Reading

Grades 2-5

68%

66%

62%

57%

59%

Math

Grades 1-5

67%

63%

58%

50%

51%

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Percentage of All Grade 3-5 Students Meeting or Exceeding MCAS Expectations in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 PE305 Reports

ELA

Math

% of Students Meeting or Exceeding Expectations

Spring 2021

Spring 2022

Spring 2023

Spring 2024

Reading

49%

40%

44%

48%

Math

35%

41%

46%

53%

Science Grade 5

48%

49%

34%

47%

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SCI

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Expected Outcome

Action Steps

Leader-Team

Timeline

Students will engage in purposeful, well-structured lessons.

  • Communicate a building-wide shared expectations for classroom structure.
  • Co-planning with Literacy and Math coaches will be offered to all teachers
  • Administration will provide regular feedback to teachers both informally and formally as part of the evaluation process
  • Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal
  • Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal
  • Emily Winrow, Literacy Coach
  • Liz Caldwell, Math Coach

September 2023-June 2026

Staff will regularly analyze various data to inform instructional decisions.

  • Professional Development will focus on data collection and analyzing student work
  • Data Meetings will be held in the Fall, Winter, and Spring
  • Data will drive both the MTSS schedule and the SIT process

  • Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal
  • Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal
  • Emily Winrow, Literacy Coach
  • Liz Caldwell, Math Coach

September 2023-June 2026

Educators will systematize data collection to inform focus of teacher-table lessons, small group instruction and whole group instruction for all student

  • PLCs will focus on the creation of a system for collecting formative data
  • Fall/Winter/Spring Data Meetings
  • PLCs problems of practice will be based on data and student work

  • Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal
  • Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal
  • Emily Winrow, Literacy Coach
  • Liz Caldwell, Math Coach

January 2024 2023-June 2026

Improvement Area #2 - Student Achievement

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The Three Es….

Engaging

Empower

Equity

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Improvement Area #3 - Family & Community Partnerships

Throughout the 2023-2026 school years, Ralph Talbot Elementary School will increase and strengthen collaborative efforts between schools, families, and the broader community to support students' educational, emotional, and social development. Providing diverse methods of communication will allow families and community members to have direct, consistent interactions with the school staff, which will lead to positive outcomes for students.

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Views of Sunday Talbot Newsletters

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Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

2023-2024

842

518

560

956

745

711

709

686

638

463

2024-2025

785

Number of Attendees for Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall

Spring

2024-2025

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Parent/Teacher Communication

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Class

Dojo

See

Saw

Talking Points

REMIND

2023-2024

2

1

2

2024-2025

7

1

1

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Expected Outcome

Action Steps

Leader-Team

Timeline

Increase in family involvement in school events.

  • Weekly newsletters informing families of events
  • Gather input from families on the types of events they would like to attend
  • Increase use of Talking Points to keep families informed

  • Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal
  • Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal
  • Lisa Doherty, Administrative Assistant

September 2023-June 2026

Families will articulate positive relationships between school and family

  • Survey parents to determine how we can improve our communication
  • Greet families out in the parking lot daily
  • Make positive phone calls home/Send home positive news postcards
  • Attend Parent Council Meetings
  • Be available before/after school

  • Kathleen Connelly-Day, Principal
  • Heidi Reinhart, Assistant Principal
  • Melissa Boyle, SAC

September 2023-January 2026

Improvement Area #3 - Family and Community Partnerships

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_______________ _______________

Emily Winrow Claudia McKeon

Instructional Coach Teacher

_________________ _________________

Alicia Kemp Barbara Jacobs

Parent Community Liaison

________________ _________________

Heidi Reinhart Kathleen Connelly-Day

Assistant Principal Principal